词性误用(Misuse of Parts of Speech)“词性误用”常表现为:介词当动词用;形容词当副词用;名词当动词用等。 1 T$ `1 Y" _; W ) B+ X8 H+ b! N# ]* V 例1. None can negative the importance of money。 7 s) w R3 G! ^, Z% B+ ]( | 7 Z& j$ `3 K) X 剖析:negative 系形容词,误作动词。 5 }3 h- E- L9 B& Y& D
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指代不清(Ambiguous Reference of Pronouns)指代不清主要讲的是代词与被指代的人或物关系不清,或者先后所用的代词不一致。试看下面这一句: 5 E. c1 x1 r" p# S( Q- d9 w- k 8 W) Z7 w) ]' ?" j Mary was friendly to my sister because she wanted her to be her bridesmaid。 " X) g7 w3 _0 j; z0 V ) T) G5 v4 ~ Q0 B& h6 I C$ H( k (玛丽和我姐姐很要好,因为她要她做她的伴娘。)读完上面这一句话,读者无法明确地判断两位姑娘中谁将结婚,谁将当伴娘。如果我们把易于引起误解的代词的所指对象加以明确,意思就一目了然了。这个句子可改为: % m& Y. R" {" N7 z0 y
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www.examw.com : W. m8 V7 ^/ ~! B$ Q2 T+ W8 Z 剖析:句中人称代词we 和反身代词yourself指代不一致。改为: 9 E% P: ^7 q! q* [2 ]; n
" J7 |5 M( w0 ~9 i" X We can also know society by serving it ourselves。